Clammy Ground-Cherry vs Downy Ground-Cherry

Physalis heterophylla compared with Physalis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clammy Ground-Cherry	Downy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Physalis	Physalis
Species	Physalis heterophylla	Physalis pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Clammy Ground-Cherry and Downy Ground-Cherry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Physalis.

Conservation Status

Clammy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clammy Ground-Cherry	Downy Ground-Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (Croatia, Hungary), and North America (Canada, United States).

Downy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Clammy Ground-Cherry

The Clammy Ground-Cherry (Physalis heterophylla) is a species in the genus Physalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇺🇸 United States